Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Mitsubishi teases Concept Global Small ahead of Geneva debut


The 2011 Geneva Motor Show can still be removed for a month and a half, but that's not stopping Mitsubishi from letting us all on what the company is to bring the party planning. While the automaker will show a total of nine different vehicles (mostly from things that we have already seen), this is the most exciting band of Global Small Concept. Apart from the Yoda-inspired naming structure, the vehicle should give the world an idea of what we expect from the next small car from Mitsubishi. These new compact vehicle is planned, the production in 2012.
Mitsubishi says that the concept of Global Small with the terms of compact size, affordability and high fuel efficiency is penetrated. To this end, the car that will bow in Geneva will have a 1.0 or 1.2-liter gasoline engine with a regenerative braking system, save for a start-stop mechanism and a fuel economical CVT. In addition, the Japanese automaker says that the term has as much weight as possible and trimmed with body to be cooped up extremely aerodynamic. Hit the jump for the press release.

MITSUBISHI MOTORS announces lineup for the 2011 Geneva Motor Show
~ Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is the worldwide debut of the Mitsubishi global small car in the 81st International Motor Show Geneva ~
Tokyo, 18 January 2011 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announces the global debut of the Mitsubishi Concept Global Small (show model), a concept car to the characteristics of "compact" of the "affordability" and "high fuel efficiency based on the 81st International Motor Show in Geneva, from 1 Runs until 13 March March at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition and conference complex (opening to the public on 3 March). MMC shows a total of 12 vehicles (6 during the press days), including vehicles already on sale in Europe, in addition to the 100% electric i-MiEV, which were about 2,500 units1 been to Europe within three months from its delivery start production and broadcast in October 2010.
The Mitsubishi Concept Global Small model is the concept of compact cars, which is for production in March 2012 on the planned new third MMC's plant in Thailand.
The features of the Mitsubishi Concept Global Small are good maneuverability and easy handling, intrinsic properties of a small car, a highly efficient package that easily carried out of space for five adults. In addition, reached the Mitsubishi Concept Global Small top-of-class fuel efficiency, by mid-90g/km with CO2 emissions in the range:
* Call an idle stop mechanism * A 1.0 - 1.2L class engine more compact equipped with a regenerative braking system * Weight trimming of the most complex parts * Reduced rolling resistance in the engine, new CVT-generation, brakes and tires * A body shape, which greatly reduces air resistance.

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